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The challenge for the Lakers on this week's three-game trip is to at least hold their own on the backboards. Generally, the Lakers are a good rebounding team. But after they gave up 16 offensive rebounds to Oklahoma City on Sunday, Coach Byron Scott was so disturbed that he drove home his goal for the Lakers' games at Charlotte on Tuesday, Miami on Wednesday and Memphis on Friday. "The main thing is once the ball is in the air, we've got to do a much better job of keeping guys off the glass," Scott said after Sunday's loss snapped the Lakers' three-game winning streak. It didn't matter to Scott that the Thunder is the top-ranked rebounding team...

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The challenge for the Lakers on this week's three-game trip is to at least hold their own on the backboards.
Generally, the Lakers are a good rebounding team.
But after they gave up 16 offensive rebounds to Oklahoma City on Sunday, Coach Byron Scott was...

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1. Carlos Boozer struggled offensively against Oklahoma City. He had eight points on four-for-11 shooting. He even missed an easy layup after driving by Thunder...

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Here are five takeaways from the Lakers' 100-97 victory over the Utah Jazz on Wednesday night.
1.) There was a nice little showdown between rookie point guards Jordan Clarkson of the Lakers and Dante Exum of the Utah Jazz.
Clarkson, who was drafted in...

Rookie guard Jordan Clarkson helped the Lakers win their second consecutive game on Wednesday night in Utah against the Jazz by scoring a career-high 22 points on 10-for-16 shooting.
Clarkson took over the starting duties at point guard on Jan. 23...

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Forget about it, these Lakers and their coach keep saying.
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Lakers 100 - Utah Jazz 97 (end of regulation)
The Lakers won their second-straight game, beating the Jazz in Utah on Wednesday night overcoming a 13-point, fourth-quarter deficit.
Elijah Millsap's driving layup with 11:15 left in the game put the...

Byron Scott still can't let go of his hatred of the Boston Celtics.
Scott is coach of the Lakers now, and his team met the Celtics on Sunday night at Staples Center, a game he especially wanted to win because of the intense and hate-filled rivalry the...

Lakers Coach Byron Scott said small forward Nick Young will not play Wednesday night against the Utah Jazz because of a swollen left knee.
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Nick Young understood why so many people were annoyed with the behavior of the Lakers.
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The NBA trade deadline is Thursday at noon PST and various media reports said the Lakers are one of several teams interested in acquiring Phoenix Suns point guard Goran Dragic.
Dragic is unhappy on a Suns team loaded with point guards and said he would...

Lakers fans can rest easily. Duke star Jahlil Okafor is still a possibility.
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It shouldn't be surprising. They wanted to keep their draft picks,...

MILWAUKEE Brandon Knight could not buy a basket to begin the game. But the Milwaukee Bucks point guard heated up just in time to help his team escape with a 113-105 overtime victory over the Los Angeles Lakers. Knight sank a key 3-pointer late...

Jordan Clarkson wilted under the Chicago Bulls defense late in Thursday's game, and he nearly coughed away the lead, but Lakers Coach Byron Scott stuck with him.
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The Lakers (13-34) ended a nine-game losing streak Thursday night, beating the Chicago Bulls (30-18) in double overtime. Here are five takeaways from their 123-118 win at Staples Center.
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Sorry, Lakers from the 1993-94 season. The record is still yours.
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The Lakers got career nights from Wayne Ellington and Jordan Clarkson, but John Wall and the Washington Wizards were too much to handle.
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With Kobe Bryant missing the game with a potentially season-ending injury, Coach Byron Scott opted to shuffle his starting lineup against the NBA's reigning champion San Antonio Spurs.
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The Jazz hit five three-pointers in the fourth quarter to outpace the Lakers for a 94-85 victory on Friday night in Utah.
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